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Coming up today on News 7 at 5, a local woman is sentenced for hiring a hit man to kill her husband.
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And Virginia Tech says it is adopting a tougher drug policy for its student athletes.
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A couple hours of locally heavy downpours, then the weather will settle down a bit. Details just ahead.

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Also today a high tech piece of American military hardware is shot down over Iraq,
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and a pilot in Dallas has to attempt a dangerous landing when his plane's landing gear doesn't come down.
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Though Scott Colby testified he still loves his wife, he said he's not sure he can have a relationship with her. Diane Colby is pregnant with his child, due in January. Scott Colbysays he's not sure it's his.
The "hit man" in this case is already serving an 18 month sentence. MRS. Colby was sentenced this afternoon to ONE year in prison.
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A Roanoke woman has been sentenced to six years in prison for a fatal stabbing last December.
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Nastassia (nah-STASS-iyah) Brown was convicted of VOLUNTARY manslaughter in May following a plea agreement with prosecutors.
Monique Swain was fatally injured outside her home at the Bluestone Apartments, during a confrontation involving Brown and Swain's younger sister.
Today, the victim's mother asked for the maximum ten- year sentence.
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((AND THE FACTS ARE, SHE'S HERE AND SPENT HOW MANY WEEKS WITH HER CHILD. AND MONIQUE CAN'T SPEND A DAY.))
((I'M JUST SORRY FOR WHAT HAPPENED TO MONIQUE. I'M SORRY FOR WHAT HER CHILD WILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH AND WHAT MINE WILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH. AND I WISH I COULD CHANGE IT BUT I CAN'T.))
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After the hearing, Sonja Swain said the judge's decision restored her faith in the judicial system.

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Cracking down on drug use among athletes at Virginia Tech.
School officials say over four years...and 11- hundred drug tests... less than one percent came back positive.
The Atheletic Department says those numbers show the university does NOT have a problem... even so they say it's crucial to take a tough stance on drug use.
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New River Valley Bureau Chief Rachel Cannon joins us from Blacksburg tonight with the story, Rachel?
Jean, last Fall athletic officials decided to review their drug abuse policy simply because it hadn't looked at since sometime in the 80's.
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Over the last year they have been researching and studying policies from other Big East and Virginia schools to find the best fit for Tech's program.
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Tech officials say they ultimately chose the University of Florida because of its strict guidelines.
With minor modifications to that school's plan, the biggest change for Tech is that penalties that were once a possibility are now mandatory.
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((SHARON MCCLOSLKEY/ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT; COUNSELING IS MANDATORY FOR ANY DRUG TEST AND THERE WILL BE MISSED COMPETITION TIME FOR ANY POSITIVE DRUG TEST.))
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Drug testing remains random throughout the academic year.
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Athletic officials told Tech's governing board today they wanted to be proactive when it comes to substance abuse rather than reactive.
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((FOR THE SAFETY OF THE ATHLETES THEMSELVES FOR THE SAFETY OF THEIR TEAMMATES AND ALSO TO TRY AND KEEP THE PLAYING FIELD LEVEL WITH UHH STEROIDS.))
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In addition to testing for performance enhancement drugs like steroids and illegal narcotics, Tech officials say OxyContin will most likely be added to the testing list.
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Jean, officials say that Egis (EEEE-gis), the company that Tech and a lot of the other major athletic programs use is developing a screening for that drug because of the record amount of reported abuse.

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As Chris Lawrence reports, initial specualtion is that the plane may have been carrying too much cargo.
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The remains of Aaliyah's plane sit in pieces just off the runway in the
Bahamas, but new details are coming out about what happened in the
moments bfore they took off. The ambulance crew who rushed an injured
passenger to the hospital says he told them there was an argument about
much weight the samll plane could carry.
The rest of the singers crew, who did not board that fatal flight,
finally left the Bahamas Tuesday without talking. Aaliyah and her crew
were supposed top fly back to Miami on this plane...the same one they
flew in on. But the pilot says Aaliyah's crew was in a rush and wanted
to leave one day early.
Lawrence: So instead of catching that original flight on Sunday, the crew chartered another plane back to Miami....the Cessna that never made it out of the Bahamas.
Winesses say the plane crashed just after takeoff, about two hundred
feet from the runway. The impact cracked the plane in two and ejected nearly all the passengers. Then the plane burst into flame.
The 22 year old singer already had a platinum album and Grammy
nominations. but Aaliyah was ready to branch out.
Aaliyah starred in the action film Romeo Must Die and she recently won a major role in the unpcoming sequel to The Matrix. In Los Angeles, fans
left messages on a promotional poster and in New York, a giant mural was painted in the singer's honor.
Chris Lawrence, CBS News, Miami.))

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What's a pilot to do when he's in the air and the landing gear goes out on the plane....
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That's what happened to this aircraft as it was about to land in Fort Worth Texas today.
The single engine Cessna 172 with two men on board... reported trouble with the landing gear.
After circling the airport to burn off fuel.. the plane came in for a belly landing.
Both pilot and passenger jumped out to safety.
The plane belongs to the American Flyers flying school.
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No one was on board the aircraft.. it's actually an unmanned reconnaissance plane that was flying a mission over Southern Iraq.
Iraq's military says it shot down the High tech predator...
The predator isn't just any aircraft... It's 25 million dollar system consists of four sensor packed air vehicles- a ground control station and a satellite link.
It's wingspan reaches more than 48 feet.
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Blacksburg is getting a new medical school. We'll have the details after this break.
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And this man says he was down on his luck when he bought a powerball ticket.
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((I ONLY HAD THREE MORE UNEMPLOYMENT CHECKS BEFORE THAT RUN OUT.))
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He won't have to worry about that anymore... We'll meet one of the new Powerball winners when we come back.
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Dreams of a medical school on the Virginia Tech CAMPUS are about to become reality.
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There are plans to build a school of Osteopathic Medicine at Virginia Tech's Corporate Research Center.
There is currently NO affiliation between Tech and the school, but Virginia Tech officials say they ARE interested.
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((LARRY HINCKER/VA TECH: IT'S A VERY INTERESTING VENTURE. AND TO THE DEGREE THAT WE CAN ASSIST THAT VENTURE IN GETTING OFF THE GROUND COULD BE VERY HELPFUL. IT'S SOMETHING NEW FOR US, A BOLT OUT OF THE BLUE, REALLY.))
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Osteopaths can prescribe medications just like a medical doctor, but also perform spinal manipulations.
The school would be privately funded and would reportedly train doctors for under-served rural areas.
Carilion Health System has also been approached about becoming part of the school.
Officials there say they're exploring the possibility.

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A large flock of geese has prompted the American Legion in Lynchburg to close down its public swimming lake for the rest of the summer.
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Post 16 officials voluntarily decided to close the lake after the geese left behind droppings on the beach and in the water.
The American Legion says a flock of more than 200 Canadian geese has made the lake their home.
No health problems have been reported, but health department officials say they did receive a couple of calls about the situation.
Health officials say the droppings could raise the level of fecal coliform bacteria in the water.
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Some surfers in Florida are defying authorities as they ride the waves in shark-infested waters.
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A one mile stretch of New Smyrna Beach Florida remained closed this morning after officials spotted 20 sharks offshore.
Nine people were bitten there last week and the beach was closed Thursday.
About ten surfers have refused to obey the restriction.
Beach Patrol officers have the authority to make arrests, but have decided just to warn the surfers about the danger.
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A 46 year old father from Kentucky is one of four new Powerball millionaires.
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David Edwards is the first winner to come out in public...
He says he accepts the 41 million dollars with humility and will do wise things with it.
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((DAVID EDWARDS/POWERBALL WINER: I NEED AN OPERATION I DIDN'T HAVE NO INSURANCE. I ONLY HAD THREE MORE UNEMPLOYMENT CHECKS BEFORE THAT RUN OUT. ID IDN'T KNOW I GOT CHILDREN. I REALLY NEED IT.))
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Edwards bought his ticket at a convenience store in Ashland Kentucky, just 90 minutes before the drawing.
The other winning tickets were sold in New Hampshire, Minnesota, and Delaware.
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Academy Award winning actress Angelina Jolie has a new role to play, but this one isn't on the big screen.
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Jolie has been named Goodwill Ambassador by the United Nations Refugee Agency.
She stopped in Geneva on the way back from visiting Pakistan refugee camps to accept the honor.
Jolie won an Oscar for her role in "Girl, Interrupted" and is currently starring in Original Sin.
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Still to come on our newscast, a scientist in California is changing the way tomatoes are grown,
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and then a little bit later, we will tell you how you can recreate the sights and sounds of a drive in theater in you own home.
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It was a slow day on Wall Street today. We'll tell you why in our Marketwatch report,
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and in Sports, we'll see how Virginia is dealing with its season opening loss and the injury to its top player.
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On Wall Street today, investors seemed to be sitting on the side line as they waited for tomorrow's information on consumer confidence.
Alexis Christoforous has more.
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College students are learning...With the fun and excitement of a new life away from home, there are also some stark realities.
Learning to live with a new roommate may be one of the hardest things for freshmen to deal with.
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Our website of the day may help.
The people at "student advantage dot com" have some simple advice on conflict resolution and communication skills.

If for no other reason, students should check out the roommate horror stories for a comparision.
They may also want to check out another site that helps keep up with the expenses roommates share.
"EXPENSE TRACKER dot com" is a free web based program that helps track rent and utilities.
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You can find both pages through a link to our site at WDBJ7-dot com.

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The Hokies are still number nine in the brand Associated Press top 25 poll that was released this afternoon. Tech opens its season Saturday at Noon against U-Conn.

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Top ranked Martina Hingis who has been in a serious slump since her last Grand Slam win in 1999, opened play at the US Open this morning by beating two time NCAA champ Laura Granville 6-2 and 6-love in a match that lasted just 46 minutes.
Andre Agassi plays his opening match later tonight.

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The Roanoke Valley Sports Club will welcome back NBA great George Lynch to the Salem Civic center tonight for the club's monthly meeting.
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Big George is now getting ready for his 8th season in the NBA and his 4th with the Philadelphia 76ers.
If you can't make it to the sports club tonight be sure to join us on News 7 at 11 for some words from the former Patrick Henry great.
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Also coming up tonight on News 7 at six, the Express inks yet another player for the upcoming season.
And Frank Beamer talks about opening the season with a milestone, while his talkative junior Ronyell Whitaker talks about where he plans to end it.
Take care everyone - Jean will be right back.
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A new discovery could open up millions of acres of new farmland.
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A researcher at the University of California in Davis has genetically engineered a tomato plant that can grow in salt water.
Usually salt dehydrates and kills plants. It's a problem over time as salt can build up in soil making it unusable.

But Doctor Eduardo Blumwald says he has grown a tomato that allows the leaves and stems to hold more salt.
The new tomato could be availible in supermarkets within three years.
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The long-lost sound of the neighborhood drive-in is now available in your home.
Technology reporter Jody Davis has that story, plus news of a rock star turned online entrepreneur.
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((IN THIS POST-NAPSTER ERA, THE NEXT WAVE IS PAID MUSIC DOWNLOADS.
GUESS WHO'S BEATEN MANY OF THE INDUSTRY GIANTS TO THE PUNCH? ROCK
STAR AND FORMER GENESIS MEMBER PETER GABRIEL.
HE'S LAUNCHED A SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE WHERE FANS PAY 7 DOLLARS AND
20 CENTS A MONTH TO DOWNLOAD 40 NEW AND OLD TRACKS.
NO MAJOR LABELS ARE INVOLVED, BUT GABRIEL'S CATALOG INCLUDES A
HEAPING HELPING OF ALTERNATIVE AND WORLD MUSIC.

YOU'D NEVER ADMIT IT...BUT YOU LOVE OLD, BAD HORROR MOVIES.
THE KIND YOU USED TO SEE AT THE DRIVE-IN.
THE KIND DIRECTOR ED WOOD USED TO MAKE.
(NATS) "What plan will you follow now? Plan 9. Plan 9."

ELITE ENTERTAINMENT IS RELEASING A NEW SERIES OF DVDs..."DRIVE-IN
DISCS."
THEY FEATURE CHEESY HORROR FLICKS...AND YOU CAN LISTEN TO THEM IN
REGULAR SOUND OR "DISTORTO"... TO GET THAT TINNY DRIVE-IN SPEAKER
EFFECT.
ALSO INCLUDED IN VOLUME ONE... BETTY BOOP AND POPEYE CARTOONS
BEFORE THE FEATURE PICTURE.

EVER DREAM OF GOING MANO-A-MANO OR WOMANO-A-MANO AGAINST TIGER
WOODS? HERE'S YOUR CHANCE...COURTESY OF E-BAY.
THE ONLINE AUCTION SITE WILL HOST A CHARITY AUCTION IN CONNECTION
WITH WOODS' NON-PROFIT FOUNDATION.
TOP PRIZE.. JOINING TIGER IN A FOURSOME AT THE ISLEWORTH COUNTRY
CLUB IN FLORIDA.
NO WORD YET ON AUCTION DATES.
AND THAT'S THE WEEK IN TT. JD ANC, RPTG.))
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